OK, it might be a stretch to suggest that Saturday’s dramatic 75-73 overtime basketball win over San Francisco rivals the furious fourth quarter rally and Hail Mary pass that beat SMU 46-45 to give BYU its first bowl win.
But the Marriott Miracle, as some are calling it, was incredibly memorable, nevertheless. And almost as improbable.
It took a perfect storm of events, a couple of favorable calls from the officials, the Dons cooperating with some missed free throws and untimely turnovers, and some clutch playmaking for the Cougars to pull it off.
“It showed a lot about who this team is,” said TJ Haws, who scored eight of BYU’s 10 points in overtime, including the game-winning free throws with 4.